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we want to go back to nbc's katy tur live outside a wendy's. what a difference 30 minutes makes. >> reporter: about a hundred people are protesting at this wendy's and they tried to shut it down. there's security inside and pretty effective getting no one able to walk into this wendy's during the afternoon rush and the lunch rush, if you will. they were chanting a moment ago, we can't survive off $7.25 and that's the heart of the issue. they're saying that $7.25 and the minimum wage is not enough to live on. they're asking for $15 an hour and calling that an actual living wage. many of these workers you might think are teenagers, most are over women over the age of 28. they're capped at $35 an hour. fast food corporation say a raise in their wages like that, $15 an hour just isn't possible. it's not feasible. they say they won't be able to operate and that they'll have to pass down the hike on to the consumers, raising the price of food. there are no hard numbers on this, thomas, but there are estimates throughout that say a burger could go fro
we want to go back to nbc's katy tur live outside a wendy's. what a difference 30 minutes makes. >> reporter: about a hundred people are protesting at this wendy's and they tried to shut it down. there's security inside and pretty effective getting no one able to walk into this wendy's during the afternoon rush and the lunch rush, if you will. they were chanting a moment ago, we can't survive off $7.25 and that's the heart of the issue. they're saying that $7.25 and the minimum wage is...
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this is delicious katie. it's not bad for canned soup, right? pfft! [ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it's homemade. try campbell's homestyle soup. >>> on the national mall right now, immigration rights advocates are rallying in an effort to move the needle on immigration reform in congress, and this event is the culmination of a hunger strike called fast for families that began 21 days ago in front of the capitol building and garnered 5,000 supporters at other events throughout the country. moo rea teresa kumar is at the rally where msnbc's reverend al sharpton, and others are slated to speak. looks like the weather is holding out, a beautiful day there in washington, d.c. m.t., we know that the president and the first lady along with the vice president have all come there and shown their support for these protesters. with five days left before congress leaves on its winter break, it's really highly unlikely that the house will take up the senate's immigration bill and we've got a handful of rep
this is delicious katie. it's not bad for canned soup, right? pfft! [ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it's homemade. try campbell's homestyle soup. >>> on the national mall right now, immigration rights advocates are rallying in an effort to move the needle on immigration reform in congress, and this event is the culmination of a hunger strike called fast for families that began 21 days ago in front of the capitol building and...
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this is delicious katie. it's not bad for canned soup, right? pfft! [ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it's homemade. try campbell's homestyle soup. >>> the latest numbers show homelessness is growing in big cities like l.a. and new york and now an expose shows they're raking in millions off the backs of the homeless. once called terror lords by the tabloids they have converted their rundown tenements into major for-profit homeless shelters. these have cubicle-size rooms with living conditions described as not suitable for human beings, some with garbage piled high, rats everywhere. the going rate for one single room. new york city is paying $122 a night or $3600 a month. it's the topic of a disturbing article in this week's "new york" magazine. i'm joined by the writer and contributing editor, andrew rice. it's good to have you here. >> thank you. >> this family was already nope back in the '80s as slumlords and you write they created a homeless supply and profited from the shelter demand. how do
this is delicious katie. it's not bad for canned soup, right? pfft! [ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it's homemade. try campbell's homestyle soup. >>> the latest numbers show homelessness is growing in big cities like l.a. and new york and now an expose shows they're raking in millions off the backs of the homeless. once called terror lords by the tabloids they have converted their rundown tenements into major for-profit homeless...
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this is delicious katie. it's not bad for canned soup, right? pfft! [ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it's homemade. try campbell's homestyle soup. gives you a long-lasting fresh breath feeling. so you have the courage to jump in... go in for the hug... or make sparks fly. for a fresh breath feeling that lasts up to 5x longer, get scope outlast. >>> on the calendar it may not be officially winter, but don't tell that to folks in washington, d.c. look at the capitol and the white house. pretty as a picture as snow is falling. it's a little treacherous. icy conditions may be coming their way in washington. we know we're expecting them here in new york and north in boston, also in philadelphia. so pretty as a picture, but don't let it deceive you. we'll give you updates on weather at the bottom of the hour. >>> meantime, more on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. not long after he was released from prison, the anti-apartheid icon made a trip here to new york city. there, the man who would become
this is delicious katie. it's not bad for canned soup, right? pfft! [ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it's homemade. try campbell's homestyle soup. gives you a long-lasting fresh breath feeling. so you have the courage to jump in... go in for the hug... or make sparks fly. for a fresh breath feeling that lasts up to 5x longer, get scope outlast. >>> on the calendar it may not be officially winter, but don't tell that to folks in...
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katy kay and sam stein. a press conference in tallahassee today that may shake-up college football. >> yeah. winston the superstar freshman quarterback in florida state named the acc player of the year yesterday. they will announced findings of the investigation. a woman accused winston of rape. if the charges are brought about, he will not be able to play for the rest of the season and it will be interesting to see the rest of his career. >> the police were covering it up that she was intimidated. >> it doesn't say i'm good. anyway, let's go to some other news. >> football is possibly behaving bad. >> to men behaving badly. >> toronto's mayor may have offered suspected drug dealers $5,000 and a car to keep video of him smoking crack from becoming public. rob ford has said he wants to see that tape. >> the best excuse i heard you give for using that crack cocaine is you were in a drunken stupor. is that supposed to make someone feel better? >> no, but i want to see the video. i can't remember it. >> the info
katy kay and sam stein. a press conference in tallahassee today that may shake-up college football. >> yeah. winston the superstar freshman quarterback in florida state named the acc player of the year yesterday. they will announced findings of the investigation. a woman accused winston of rape. if the charges are brought about, he will not be able to play for the rest of the season and it will be interesting to see the rest of his career. >> the police were covering it up that she...